Wang Yan looked down on these officers and soldiers from the bottom of her heart. The Wang family's caravan traveled around all over the world and formed its own escort team. Wang Zhen attached great importance to this mission and specially increased the escort force. In addition, Cai Cai along the way
Xiao Xiao's performance made her even more contemptuous of the officers and soldiers, and she couldn't help but sneered at Zhang He: "I just said that no robbers dared to come, now I am blown away!"
Zhang He didn't answer her, he urged his war horse, pointed his iron gun forward, and charged forward with a small team. The other two teams did not move at all, silently blocking in front of the caravan, as if the robbers on the opposite side were very worried.
It's almost a pile of dead people.
The robbers on the opposite side were the last remaining Yellow Turban team in Nanxiang. Although they escaped several times when Zhang He sent troops to eliminate them, they did not get a chance to breathe. Many of them had not eaten for several days. Zhang He this time
Wanting to lure them out by caravan, Zhang He only brought 300 cavalry, and also sent Cai Xiao's Xiangyang army away, just to make the remaining Yellow Turbans relax their vigilance and jump out. As expected, the remaining Yellow Turban soldiers got the news.
They rushed here and waited for the rabbit to arrive. The supplies transported by this caravan were equally important to them.
The yellow turban remnants in front of them now numbered less than a thousand, all of them were in ragged clothes and looked dispirited. When they suddenly saw a cavalry rushing out of the caravan, they immediately became panicked. When they saw clearly that this cavalry only had about a hundred people, they started to panic again.
They rushed forward with noisy voices.
This group of cavalry did not wait for the opponent to rush in front of them, but a burst of arrows shot at them. The Yellow Turban Army suddenly fell to the ground. The cavalry did not fight with the opponent, but turned their horses' heads, went around, turned around and started to shoot again.
Rain of arrows. The Yellow Turban Army originally did not follow the formation, and there were few horses. Most of them were dragging their tired legs on the road. How could they catch up with this group of cavalry. The cavalry just shot and walked, just circling around them.
One of the leading Yellow Turban leaders finally became anxious and shouted loudly: "Deng Sheng is here, who dares to fight to the death with me!"
Zhang He did not let the cavalry rush up to fight the remaining Yellow Turbans, because he knew that the current advantage of these cavalry was bows and arrows, and they were not yet proficient in slashing, stabbing, and slashing, and he did not want to make unnecessary sacrifices. Zhang He raised his gun to signal.
, ordered the cavalry to retreat within a stone's throw, and he galloped forward alone, shouting: "Zhang He is here, the enemy will come and die soon."
When the thieves heard Zhang He's name, they immediately made a commotion. Deng Sheng also reined in his horse and left. Obviously, he had suffered a lot from Zhang He during this period and was frightened by him. Zhang He was unwilling to give up and urged his horse forward.
He raised the gun and stabbed. Deng Sheng heard the sound of wind behind his head and hurriedly ducked down. The iron gun grazed his scalp and stabbed him with a "swish" sound. The yellow scarf on his head was also picked off. Deng Sheng was secretly hiding
Call it a fluke, I only felt a sharp pain in the back of my heart. I tilted my body and fell off the horse. It turned out that Zhang He's gun drill was pierced in the back of my heart. Zhang He's blow made Deng Sheng so strong that Deng Sheng fell to the ground and could not crawl for a long time.
He got up. Zhang He got back on his horse and shot him again, killing him. He rushed into the Yellow Turbans and stabbed him left and right, killing more than ten people in an instant.
Zhang He killed everyone in the Yellow Turban team and shouted loudly: "The thieves chief is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
Several people in the Yellow Turban team saw that the situation was not good and wanted to escape, but they were caught up by the cavalry behind them and shot into hedgehogs with a barrage of arrows. The rest of the people threw away their weapons and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Wang Yan has followed her father around since she was a child. Although she is a lady, she is not an ordinary weak woman. What she despises the most are those weak scholars who have no power to restrain a chicken. As for the dandies like Cai Xiao, they can't get in.
Her discernment was a little brightened by the young general in front of her. Wang Yan stepped forward and saw nearly a thousand robbers kneeling on the ground. She remembered that his eldest brother Wang Shen was injured by the robbers and could still walk.
Limping, he hated these people so much that he couldn't help but said to Zhang He: "What are you going to do with them, sir? Are you going to execute them all?"
Zhang He glanced at her in surprise, then turned to the group of yellow scarf remnants and said: "I know that you are desperate and only joined the bandits. I will not embarrass you. I will immediately ask someone to escort you to Xiangyang to participate in two years of forced labor. One year.
You can then receive wages like ordinary migrant workers, and you can regain your freedom in two years."
The remnants of the Yellow Turban party looked at each other and gradually became commotion. One boldly asked: "Do you really mean what the general said?"
Zhang He looked up to the sky and smiled and said: "Do I still need to lie to you? To be honest, most of you haven't had a full meal in many days. When we get to Xiangyang, we will definitely have enough food, and even the rags we are wearing can be changed.
Once you change it, you just won’t have freedom.”
These remnants of the Yellow Turbans risked having their homes confiscated and exterminated to rebel, didn't they just do it to have enough food to eat? After listening to Zhang He's words, who would be willing to make fun of their own lives? They all lined up voluntarily and were escorted
Went to Xiangyang.
Wang Yan looked at Zhang He and thought to herself, the young man in front of her was so good at martial arts, but he didn't always deal with things bravely and harshly. What kind of person was Mr. Liu? She couldn't help but become curious.
Since Liu Xin discovered the secret of his body, he simply stopped practicing the air-splitting boxing. Anyway, he didn't know any bows, arrows, or weapons. He never planned to go into battle to kill the enemy one day. Now he just gets up every morning.
Then I did some Tai Chi and practiced flying knives, which was a self-defense technique.
He is currently receiving a special guest in his study with great energy. This person is Kong Wen, the original owner of Chenjia Paper Workshop. Jufu spent a lot of effort to find him.
Kong Wen was in ragged clothes and had a sallow complexion. It was obvious that he had not lived a good life during this period. He looked at a large piece of paper placed on the desks in front of him and was filled with emotion. He told Liu Xin the origin of the paper: "My lord,
The first person to make paper was Mr. Cai Luncai, the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Xiaomin’s grandfather was his direct disciple. His grandfather wanted to make the best paper in the world, but after years of hard work, he could not achieve his goal. Later,
Once, he happened to pass by a stream and saw an upside-down tree in the stream. It had been exposed to the sun and washed all year round. The bark had rotted and turned white, revealing strands of slender and clean filaments. So his grandfather took it to make paper and tried it repeatedly.
Finally, a paper with excellent texture was created. Xiaomin learned his ancestral business and returned to his hometown of Xiangyang to open a paper mill. After many twists and turns, he finally created this white and flexible paper. Who knew that this paper had not yet begun mass production?
Chen Jie, a bully in Xiangyang, colluded with the government and took over my paper mill, but he didn’t know the papermaking formula and couldn’t produce such good paper.”
Liu Xin nodded and said, "Then why don't you open a new paper mill?"
Kong Wen sighed: "The common people were driven out of Xiangyang and were left destitute. It was a problem for the whole family to eat, so why open a paper mill?"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Actually, there are many raw materials that can be used to make paper. If my guess is correct, the tree your grandfather met is a green sandalwood tree."
Kong Wen opened his mouth wide and asked in surprise: "Sir, how do you know? This is the most important secret of our Kong family. Is there any unscrupulous descendant who dares to leak it? This is impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Liu Xin said meaningfully: "Nothing in this world is impossible. Let's not talk about this anymore. I want to open a large-scale paper mill. I would like to ask you to come over and be the director. Are you willing?"
Kong Wen hesitated for a moment, then said: "If I were willing to cooperate with others, I would have helped Chen Jie manage the paper mill long ago, and it wouldn't be..."
Liu Xin interrupted him and said: "Chen Jie has no skills. Unlike him, I still know something about the papermaking industry. For example, hemp, mulberry, bamboo and even straw can be good raw materials for papermaking. It's just my official business."
I'm busy and don't have time or energy to devote to this aspect, so I asked you to take charge. If you really don't want to, I can find someone else."
Liu Xin paused and then said: "In addition, I also want to set up a research institute. If you are willing, you can first serve as an academician in the institute, specializing in papermaking, with an annual salary of three hundred stones. In this way, you can count me
Are you willing to become an official of the Prefecture Mufu?"
In fact, Liu Xin used words to scare Kong Wen. He didn't really know how to make paper. Even if there was ready-made pulp in front of him, he couldn't make paper.
But Kong Wen was really frightened by him. He had tried many kinds of paper-making raw materials, and the ones Liu Xin mentioned were indeed easier to use. In this way, the paper-making technology was not exclusively his. Let him know more
What I can't believe is that Liu Xin gave him an annual salary of 300 dan. Even if he opened a paper mill, he would not be able to earn 100 dan for a year of hard work, and he also had the title of academician. Such a good thing cannot be found even with a lantern.
Come on, is there any reason why Kong Wen doesn’t agree?
After Kong Wen left the Prefecture Mufu happily, Jushou opened a whole piece of paper he had brought with him. There was a map drawn on the paper, which was the expanded Xiangyang City. Jushou said to Liu Xin:
"This is a painting by a scribe named Xiang Lang. Come and see, my lord, here, and here..."
Liu Xin nodded with satisfaction and said: "Well, this Xiang Lang is good, has some talents, and is very thoughtful. I think it is best to leave the expansion of Xiangyang City to him, and let him also serve as the director of the research institute.
"
Liu Xin now wished that he could successfully expand Xiangyang City in one day. He clicked on several places on the map with his finger and said: "These places are set aside separately to build academies, medical schools, research institutes and official residences.
By the way, you can inform Xiang Lang that the construction of these places and the city wall will start at the same time. If he still has any questions, just ask him to come to me directly."
Jushou was responsible for the expansion of Xiangyang City during this period, which really tired him out. This aspect was not his expertise, and he was always worried that he would mess up the errands. He had not had a good night's sleep for many days. Now
Hearing that he could hand over the errand, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Liu Xin with relief: "My lord is wise, I will inform Xiang Lang right away."
Liu Xin quickly stopped him and said, "Sir, wait a minute, I still have something important for you to do."